Gloria McGehee
Gloria McGehee | |
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 McGehee (left) with Ralph Bellamy in Man Against Crime, 1953 | |
| Born | Gloria Leonora McGehee[1] January 9, 1922 Meadville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1964 (aged 42) Meadville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film and television actress |
| Years active | 1952–1964 |
| Spouse(s) |
Alfred E Bruch
(m. 1941; div. 1945)Basil Heatter (1946-1951) (divorced) Dail Dunaway (1963-1964) (her death) |
Gloria Leonora McGehee (January 9, 1922 – May 4, 1964) was an American film and television actress.[3][4] She was sometimes billed as Gloria McGhee.[5]
Early years
McGehee was born in Mississippi.[5] She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. McGehee. Her father was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 years.[6] She attended Alice Deal Junior High School and Western High School.[5]
She sang with hotel bands during her time as a student at George Washington University, and she began an apprenticeship at the Provincetown Playhouse in 1946.[6]
In the late 1930s or early 1940s she changed her name to Gloria McGhee[5] because so many people mispronounced her last name.[7]
Career
In the late 1930s and early 1940s McGehee sang in night clubs and with Joe Baldwin's band.[5]
After McGehee went to New York, she danced in the chorus, had a bit part, and was the lead's understudy in the musical comedy Glad to See You.[7]
She starred in the films The Boss and Sierra Stranger, and guest-starred in three episodes of the western television series Gunsmoke and the episode "The Case of the Crimson Kiss" in the 1957 season of the legal drama series Perry Mason.[1]
Radio programs on which McGehee worked included Brighter Tomorrow, Mollé Mystery Theatre, and True Detective Mysteries.[7]
Personal life and death
McGehee married Alfred E. Bruch on January 15, 1941, in Washington, D. C.[2] They were divorced on April 25, 1945.[8] She died in May 1964 of a heart attack in Meadville, Mississippi, at the age of 42.[1][9][10] She was buried in Midway Cemetery.[1]
Partial filmography
- The Boss (1956)[1] - Lorry Reed
- Sierra Stranger (1957)[1] - Meg Anderson
- A Child Is Waiting (1963)[1] - Mattie
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 498. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Gloria McGehee Becomes Bride of Alfred E. Bruch". Times-Herald. District of Columbia, Washington. January 16, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Film Actress Gloria McGehee Plans To Head Bank In Dixie". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. February 22, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Actress Gives Okay To New Bank President". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. February 24, 1962. p. 17. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Flecknoe, Harold J. (September 30, 1956). "A Salute to Gloria McGhee". Evening Star. District of Columbia, Washington. p. The Sunday Star Magazine, page 10. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- 1 2 "Gloria McGehee Of Meadville On 'Medic' On T. V." McComb Enterprise-Journal. September 26, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Wedman, Les (March 29, 1950). "Southern Belle Does Well". The Province. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. p. 31. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Legislator's Daughter Divorces D. C. Sergeant". The Evening Star. District of Columbia, Washington. April 26, 1945. p. A 9. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Former Television Star Gloria McGehee Dies". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. May 7, 1964. p. 28. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gloria M'Gehee, Ex-Actress On TV, Dies at 42". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 5, 1964. p. 42. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Gloria McGehee at IMDb
- Gloria McGehee at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Rotten Tomatoes profile